FEES (LIFELONG LEARNING COURSES) REGULATIONS

FEES (LIFELONG LEARNING COURSES)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 605.03

FEES (LIFELONG LEARNING COURSES)

REGULATIONS

1st September, 1993

LEGAL NOTICE 116 of 1993, as amended by Legal Notices 102 of 1997,

424 of 2007, 374 of 2009, 396 of 2010, 216 and 336 of 2013 and 103 of

2024.

The title of these regulations is the Fees (Lifelong Learning

Courses) Regulations.

Substituted by

L.N. 102 of 1997;

Tuition Courses

L.N. 424 of 2007.

Amended by

L.N. 374 of 2009.

Substituted by

L.N. 396 of 2010;

L.N. 217 of 2013;

L.N. 103 of 2024.

First Column*

Second

Column

Basic Skills Courses

Exempt

Basic Courses in Maltese, English, Maths, Science, Basic IT, Sign

Language

Digital Skills: Learn to use your smartphone and, or tablet

Digital Skills: Learn to use the internet and email

Media Literacy: Understanding how media affects us

Personal finance: Managing your money

General Courses: up to 100 hours including Asynchronous Courses up

€34.94

to MQF/VET Level 3

Specialised Courses: up to 100 hours including Intermediate, Level

€46.59

Rated and IT subjects

Revision Classes: up to 100 hours including MATSEC Level and

€34.94

ICDL Courses

Language Conversation Classes up to 25 hours

€18.63

Morning Courses: held at the Msida Lifelong Learning Hub

€11.65

Courses up to 42 hours, not being any of the above indicated courses

€18.63

*It shall be at the discretion of the Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning

and Employability to

(a)

amend the non-exhaustive list of Basic Skills Courses essential for

independent living, and functioning in society;

(b)

update the other categories of the list of other courses to reflect

popular demand for such other courses;

(c)

distribute the duration in hours of each course into a number of

hours per lesson;

(d)

establish the frequency of delivery of each lesson in completion of

the course;

(e)

establish the location and mode from where each course is

delivered.

The fees chargeable to -

(a) Maltese citizens; or

(b) citizens of other Member States of the European Union

who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens;

or

(c) citizens of any other country who are entitled to equal

treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to

employment by virtue of the application to that

country of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing

with the free movement of workers; or

(d) any other persons who are entitled to equal treatment

to Maltese citizens in terms of the law or by virtue of

EU legislation and treaty provisions, on account of

their family relationship with persons mentioned in

paragraphs (a), (b) or (c); or

(e) third country nationals who have been granted long-

term resident status in Malta under regulation 4 of the

Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country

Nationals) Regulations, or who have been granted a

residence permit under regulation 18(3) thereof,

together with family members of such third country

nationals who have been granted a residence permit

under the Family Reunification Regulations,

following any course appearing in the first column in the Schedule,

organised by the Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and

Employability shall be those fees appearing next to the course in the

second column of the said Schedule.

FEES (LIFELONG LEARNING COURSES)

(1)

Foreign nationals who are not officially registered

as residents of Malta are not eligible to apply for any course offered by

the Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability.

(2)

Without prejudice to regulation 2, foreign nationals

applying for a course shall present documents attesting that they are

officially residing in Malta in accordance with national or European

Union law.

(3) Third-country nationals may not request an authorisation to

remain in Malta on the basis of having applied for, or are following any

course offered by the Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and

Employability.

FEES (LIFELONG LEARNING COURSES)